Actor-comedian Bill Engvall hosts the telecast that begins at 8 p.m. ET/PT live from the Sommet Center. Prior to the show, CMT’s Katie Cook and Lance Smith will host coverage of the red carpet at 7 p.m. ET/PT.

Engvall says he feels at home when he’s attending country music awards shows.

“The country fans really embrace me, and I think it’s because of the family attitude that I put out there,” he tells CMT Insider..

However, he also admits that there’s a lot of pressure in hosting an awards show.

“I haven’t been that nervous about a gig in a long time,” he says. “You don’t want to be that guy who sucks . … ‘Oh, remember the year when Engvall did it?’

“There’s been a lot of great hosts in the past. You’ve got shoes to fill — everybody from Dolly Parton to Hannah Montana.”

Voting for the 2009 CMT Music Awards is now closed. The final nominees for video of the year will be announced at the beginning of Tuesday’s live show. Fans in the Eastern and Central time zones can cast their votes for video of the year at CMT.com and via text on their Verizon Wireless phones.